Reasoning Quiz – Input-Output Problems



Direction
(Q. 1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.


A word and
number arrangement machine when given an input line of word and number
rearranges them following a particular rule. The following is an illustration
of input and rearrangement.

Input: 17
out 6 dear 12 11 look early 3 power 9 apple.

Step – I: Apple
3 17 out 6 dear 12 11 look early power 9.
Step – II:
Apple 3 early 11 17 out 6 dear 12 look power 9.
Step – III:
Apple 3 early 11 out 17 6 dear 12 look power 9.
Step – IV:
Apple 3 early 11 out 17 power 6 dear 12 Look 9.
Step – V:
Apple 3 early 11 out 17 power 6 look 9 dear 12.

Step V is
the last step of the arrangement. As per rules followed in above steps, find
out in each of the following questions the appropriate steps for the input
given below.

Input: Even
19 above 31 united 42 fast 23 14 ink mind 36 cast 11 rest.

1. How many
steps will be required to complete the rearrangement?
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Seven
(e) Eight


2. Which of
the following would be at 7th position from the right in step V?
(a) 14
(b) 31
(c) Mind
(d) Rest
(e) United


3. Which
step would be the following output?
“Above
11 even 19 ink 23 united 31 42 fast 14 mind 36 cast rest.”
(a) VI
(b) V
(c) III
(d) II
(e) None of
these


4. Which of the following element is third to the right of
‘mind’ in step V?
(a) 42
(b) Cast
(c) Fast
(d) 14
(e) None of these


5. What is the position of ‘Fast’ from the left end in the
final step?
(a) 8th
(b) 9th
(c) 10th
(d) 12th
(e) 13th




Directions (Q. 6-10): A word rearrangement machine when
provided with a group of words and numbers arranges it in a new way after
processing through few steps.

The machine follows a particular rule. Here is an example,
try to find out the rule followed by the machine and answer the questions that
follows. (All the numbers are two digit number):

Input: Tiger, Elephant 27 82 63 Ape fox Giraffe 93 22 Eagle
42.

Step I: 22 Tiger Elephant 27 82 63 fox Giraffe 93 Eagle 42
Ape.
Step II: 22 27 Tiger Elephant 82 63 Giraffe 93 Eagle 42 Ape
Fox.
Step III: 22 27 42 Tiger Elephant 82 63 Giraffe 93 Ape Fox
Eagle.
Step IV: 22 27 42 63 Tiger Elephant 82 93 Ape Fox Eagle
Giraffe.
Step V: 22 27 42 63 82 Tiger 93 Ape Fox Eagle Giraffe
Elephant.
Step VI: 22 27 42 63 82 93 Ape Fox Eagle Giraffe Elephant
Tiger.

Step VI is the last step of arrangement. Identify the pattern
used by machine answer the following question, if the same pattern is followed
when another input is being inserted.

Input: Eel Deer Owl 20 42 13 Antelope Horse 80 60.
6. How many steps will be required to process the input?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 5
(d) 8
(e) 4


7. What will be the fifth element in step IV from the left?
(a) 60
(b) Owl
(c) 80
(d) 42
(e) Horse


8. Which would come to the immediate left of the fourth
element from left in step V?
(a) 60
(b) 80
(c) 42
(d) 20
(e) Deer


9. Which step is this: “13 20 42 Owl Horse 80 60
Antelope Deer Eel”?
(a) 2nd Step
(b) 1st Step
(c) 4th Step
(d) 3rd Step
(e) 5th Step


10. If step IV is reversed which would be 3rd element from
left?
(a) 42
(b) 80
(c) Eel
(d) Deer

(e) Horse





Answers:

1.c
2.d
3.c
4.c
5.e
6.c
7.b
8.c
9.d
10.d

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